2nd Global Disability Summit’ being held in Argentina
The 2nd Global Disability Summit is being held at Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 June to 8 June 2019.
From India a delegation headed by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot, will be participating in Summit. Union Minister also attended ‘1st Global Disability Summit’ held at London, UK in July 2018.
Key Highlights of Summit
Background: the first-ever Global Disability Summit was held at London, United Kingdom (UK) on 24 July 2018. It was hosted by UK Department for International Development (UK DFID), along with the co-hosts International Disability Alliance (IDA) and Government of Kenya. The summit was attended by global leaders from more than 40 countries (including India), who committed to work in direction of economic empowerment of persons with disabilities.
Objective:
- To deliberate on issues related to empowerment and inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) across the world.
- To work out a mechanism so as to enable PwDs to live an independent and dignified life.
Significance: The Global leaders attending the summit express their commitments towards eliminating stigma and discrimination against PwDs and to work towards promoting inclusive education, economic empowerment, technology and innovation in assistive devices, data desegregation etc. for them.
Way Ahead: After the Summit, Indian delegation will also be participating in bilateral discussions with Argentina Government for developing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between two countries on 9 June to 10 June 2019.
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Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019